Fastener for purses, hand bags, attache cases, or the like



Feb 3 1931. c', 1,791,268

' FASTENERFOR PURS'ES, HAND BAGS, ATTACHE' GASES OR THE LIKE- Filed Nov.6, 1926 Fig. 1. F

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Patented F b. 3, 1931 UNi'rensT TEs PATENT, osries eminence FLINT, orBIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND FASTENER nonr R-sns, HAND naesn'rmeenn' CASES, onrnn LIKE Applieationfiled November e, 1926, sensin 146,644, and in GreatBritain'ianuary 20, was

i ,"This invention relates't'o locks'or fasteners for/purses, bags,attache cases or the like,

and has for' its objectEto make provision for I receiving the name, andaddress or other identification mark of thefowner."

,Th e linvention consists -111 providing the.

one'part'er the lock or fastener with. a holder wadaptedto receive'ortocontain a card, label.

erdeviceupon'which the name andac ld'ress of the owner may be written,or whlch may bear an identificationinark of the owner.

' The card or label holder is preferably carried by that part of thefastening which is secured to the body of the receptacle, belng arrangedin such a manner that the card or label is covered by the flap of thereceptacle when the latter is closed. The fitting is thus part1cularlysuitable for attachment to purses, hand 7 bags or the like where aprominently dis- *played name is to be avoided. By raising the closureflap, however, the ownership of the purse or bag may be at onceascertained. The card holder may be carried by the socket element ofthefastening, which may be provided with an extension carrying guideflanges adapted to receive the card, and'the I latter may be protectedby a celluloid covering.

' Figure l of the accompanying drawings shows a hand bag inwhich thepart of the fastener upon the body of the bag is provided, in accordancewith this invention, with means for carrying a name and address card.

Figure 2 is a front view of fastener upon a larger scale and detachedfrom the body of the bag, showing the frame member with which it'isprovided and the name and address card fitted therein, the celluloidcovering corresponding parts in each of the figures.

Referring to, the drawings, the hand bag is provided with a fastener ofthe usual type, comprising a projection or stud element 1 on the flap 2of the bag which is adapted to be engaged within an opening or socket inthe tegral ears 6 at its edge which are bent over on tothe rear face ofthe back-plate 5 so that the two plates are thus secured together.Coincident holes are provided in the two plates which are adaptedtoreceivethe stud "1 ofth'e fastener, the hole in the back-plate Thesame reference numerals indicate other part'of the fastener which isfixed having a short sleeve or eyeletS fitted thereadapted to engage agroovearoundthe stud, the said sleeve or'eyelet having a fiangedin:

ner endwhich fits betweenthe two plates.

"in which is provided with aispringering 9 V back-plate is adapted tocarrya fra ne'memher or holder 10 arranged to carry a card'or label 11upon which the nameandaddress of the owner of thebag maybe written, the

said extension being provided at its ends with integral bent-back.vprongs '12 which are the bag and. bent over so as to securejthelfa'sbentdown on to- "a metal platefitted against the inner face of the material.The, frame member or holder 10 which carries the name 'and'address cardis likewi'se of arectangular rormatie r a similar siz'e' to the extendedf portion 5 of the fastener,,-beingin the form of a sheet metal platehaving an inwardlybent flange 13 formed along three of its edges, sothat the one end of the frame member s left open for the insertionlofthe name and address card 11. The saidframemeinadaptedto be passedthrough the materialof "tener' in position the prongs being preferablyher 10 is provided with a pair of rearwardlyextending struck-up ears letwhich are passed through slots in the extension of the fastener, theears being bent back on to the rear face of the extension so that theframe member or holder is thus rigidly secured to the latter. After thefastener has been secured to the body portion 3 of the hand by means ofthe prongs 12, the card or label 11 for hearing the name and address ofthe owner is slid in beneath the flanges 13 of the frame member throughthe open end of the latter. A rectangular celluloid covering 15 is thenfitted above the card or label, being likewise slid beneath the flanges,the outer end of the celluloid being provided with a metal edging 16which serves to close the end of the frame and also facilitates theremoval of the covering when desired.

By arranging the frame member or holder for the name and address cardabove the fas tener upon the body part of the bag, as above described,it is covered by the flap '2 of the bag when the latter is closed, sothat it is' hidden from view; it is, however, readily seen immediatelythe bag is opened.

Instead of the frame member or holder being attached to an integralextension of the back-plate of the fastener it may be attached to anextension of the front plate; or it may be attached to the fastener invany other suitable manner, whilst the fastener portion may be of anyother suitable construction.

A frame member or holder of any other suitable construction may also beprovided, whilst the said frame member or holder may be of any desiredshape and may be arranged beneath or at one side of the fastenerportion, instead of being arranged above the latter.

Although the invention has been applied to fasteners for hand bags it isequally applicable to fasteners or looks for purses, attach cases or thelike.

Having fully described my invention, what I desire to claim and secureby Letters Patent is 1. An attachment for a purse, hand-bag,attache-case or like receptacle comprising a flat back plate adapted tobe attached to the face of the said receptacle, a receptacle-fasteningelement carried by the front face of said back plate, and a flangedholder for an identification card said holder also being carried by thesaid front face of the back plate 7 close to and flush with saidfastening element.

2. An attachment for a purse, hand-bag, attache-case or like receptaclecomprisinga back plate adapted to be attached to the face of the saidreceptacle said plate having an aperture, a flanged and apertured frontplate applied to the front face of the back plate with the edge of theflange engaging the said face so as to form a stud-receiving socketfastener element, the said flange having integral ears clenched toengage the back plate, and a flanged holder for an identification devicesecured to the front face of the said back plate in juxtaposition to thesocket fastener element and substantially flush therewith.

3. An attachment for a purse, handbag, attache-case or like receptacleand adapted to be attached to the outside of the body part thereof,comprising a back-plate having means whereby it may be secured to saidbody part, a hollow forwardly-projectin casing of a socket fastenerelement securec to the lower part of the front face of said back plate,said casing having a flat horizontal top edge, and a self-contained cardholder, comprising a flat plate with forwardly-overhangmg card-receivingedges, at-

tached to the upper part of the front face of said back plate with itslower edge contiguous to and engaging the top horizontal edge of thelower casing, the said card holderv being of the same thickness as thelower casing so as to be flush therewith. I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

CLARENCE FLINT.

